After the death of Philip II of Macedon, Alexander III was crowned king and turned it into one of the greatest empires of antiquity by defeating the Persians. Alexander the Great , was the king of Macedonia from 336 BC. and, during his reign, he managed to form a great empire in a period of approxi
Aphrodite was one of the most important goddesses of the religiosity of the ancient Greeks; she represented love, beauty and other attributes of human sexuality. Aphrodite she was one of the main religiosity goddesses of the ancient Greeks and represented love, beauty, fertility, desire. She had a
Topkapi Palace was a symbol of luxury, wealth and political power. It was erected in the 15th century by Sultan Mehmed II. By Me. Cláudio FernandesIt is known that the Turco-Ottoman civilization became famous in the year 1453, when promoting the siege against the center of the Byzantine Empire, the
By the end of the 16th century, the Muslim Ottoman Turks had conquered most of the regions close to the Mediterranean Sea, including considerable regions of Europe. But the wars with Russia, Austria and Poland, in the 17th and 18th centuries, reduced and weakened the empire, which finally disintegra
Fruit of the expansion of the Arabs, the Turkish-Ottoman Empire was consolidated in the 13th century thanks to the military victories of the Ottoman warrior I (1258-1324). Coming from the tribe of Ghuzz, located in present-day Kazakhstan, the Ottomans undertook a long process of territorial expansio
The History of the Turks permeates the development of empires in the Middle East region, from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 20th century. By Me. Cláudio FernandesThe history of the Turks , or Turkish civilization , it had its origin in Asia, but it was established in the Middle East regi
The first major civilization of Anatolia was that of the Hittites, between 1900 and 1200 BC. The Phrygians dominated the region between the 9th and 8th centuries BC; In the 7th century BC, the Lydians founded a kingdom on the shores of the Aegean Sea, which was occupied by the Persians of Cyrus II t
Introduction A series of clashes between Russia and the Ottoman Empire, which took place during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, as Russia gained control of the northern coast of the Black Sea and expanded its area of influence in the Balkans. In the first of these clashes (1677-1681) Russia
Roman society had patricians and plebeians as its main members, but others, such as clients, slaves and the proletariat, also made up it. By Me. Cláudio FernandesRoman civilization, which began to develop in the region of Lazio, in the Italian Peninsula, around 750 BC, was organized into two main g
The Second Triumvirate was a political alliance that saw Mark Antony, Octavius and Lepidus rule together the Roman Republic between 43 BC. and 32 B.C. TheSecond Triumvirate was a political alliance that formed in the Roman Republic in 43 BC. This alliance brought together Mark Antony, Octavius
The Holy Roman Empire was actually an attempt to revive the Western Roman Empire. In the 11th century it was called the Roman Empire and in the 12th century, the Holy Empire. The name Holy Roman Empire was adopted in the 13th century. Although its borders have expanded remarkably throughout its hist
Roman religions, Roman ritual and types of gods. Early Roman religions were modified not only by the incorporation of new beliefs in later times, but also by the assimilation of much of Greek mythology. Roman ritual clearly differentiates between two types of gods, the di indigetes and the di nove
The fall of the Roman Empire began in the mid-4th century AD, mainly due to factors such as economic crisis and barbarian invasions. By Me. Cláudio FernandesWhen we talk about Fall of the Roman Empire , it must be understood that it is about the fall of the Western Roman Empire, that is, the portio
Rome resembled ancient Greek society, that is, it was based on organization in gentile communities. Romes political history is divided into three periods:Monarchy or Royalty (753-509 BC), Republic (509-27 BC) and Empire (27 BC-476 AD). Each period of Roman history has its own characteristics, which
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Its capital was Constantinople (present-day Istanbul) which was converted into the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire in the year 330, after Constantine I the Great founded it in place of the old city of Byzantium, giving it its own name. It was the capital of the eastern Roman provinces, that is
Beginning in the 3rd century AD, the crisis of the Roman Empire was caused mainly by the fragmentation of its western part with the arrival and installation of the Germanic peoples. From the third century AD, the Roman Empire began its phase of decline and decay, which eventually resulted in the fr
The Myth of the Founding of Rome Legend has it that Rome was founded in 753 BC. by Romulus and Remus, twin sons of the god Mars and the mortal Rea Silvia. At birth, the two brothers were abandoned by the Tiber River and saved by a she-wolf, who suckled and protected them. Finally, a shepherd colle
Art The earliest Roman art dates back to the overthrow of the Etruscan kings and the establishment of the republic in 509 BC. For History, the end of Roman art and therefore the beginning of medieval art coincide with the conversion of Emperor Constantine to Christianity and with the move of the
Last June 18 I took part in the program Butterfly Effect Radio Uruguay, dedicated to the film The King , which is broadcast on Netflix. My speech focused on the historical aspects dealt with in the film:the causes and beginnings of the Hundred Years War and the historical figure of the protagonist H
William Hogarth He was a British painter who cultivated several genres of painting:portraits, engravings, illustrations... But in this post we are going to stay with a series of satirical engravings called «The four stages of cruelty «. In this series of four engravings he represents the different
In 1185 the well-known Norman marauders of Sicily who were overseeing the Byzantine Empire attacked, occupied and plundered Thessaloniki. With a base in the Empires second city, they could easily threaten the capital Constantinople. The city was then ruled by the usurper Andronikos I Komnenos who
If Jeanne the Mad and Catherine of Aragon, two daughters of Isabella the Catholic who will meet tragic destinies, are often familiar to us, we do not look much at Isabelle, the eldest daughter . A young woman who, destined to serve Portuguese politics of his parents, was unlucky. His premature death
Everyday life in the Sarmatian Commonwealth was full of paradoxes. The enormous extravagance was accompanied by greed, the splendor of the manors with the conflagration of the war. A nobleman could sit on the throne or be fooled by a woman. In the 17th century, nothing was obvious in Poland. As